Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas

This show has the most listens of any podcast I produced in 2020.  Thank you for listening and sharing.      Today's affirmation is inspired by this blog & Fred Rogers. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-now/201905/who-has-loved-you-being https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBt8keQTPb0    The second most listened to show of 2020 was https://everydaymotherhood.libsyn.com/brain-breaks-and-s...

Affirmation:  Find the Golden Moments, by reflecting on 2020 starting with today. Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?   https://subscribepage.com/refuge Sign up and look for information on January 4, 2021.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or rev...

Affirmation:  Sit and reflect on 2020 with me, let's grow together and breathe. Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?   https://subscribepage.com/refuge Sign up and look for information on January 4, 2021.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or revie...

The best gift of all is time.  For the next two Friday's I'm picking from the archives so I can enjoy more quality family time.    Merry Christmas!  Happy Holidays!  Happy New Year! Christy     "Playfulness is a huge indicator of  our emotional health." Dr. Gordon Neufeld Episode 62 Want to read more about play? Dr. Stuart Brown and Dr. Gordon Neufeld both have great books and talks on YouTube. Wr...

Affirmation: Don't rush the clean up of wrapping paper.  Enjoy the gift of the mess and time with your family. "One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly."  Andy Rooney  Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?   https://subscribepage.com/refuge Sign up and...

The best gift of all is time.  For the next three Friday's I'm picking from the archives so I can enjoy more quality family time.    Merry Christmas!  Happy Holidays!  Happy New Year! Christy   Let's Celebrate Calm! Episode 46 I hope you enjoy my chat with Kirk Martin, you can find him on the internet at  https://www.celebratecalm.com/ I've been a big fan of his work for the last ten years and I'm...

Affirmation:  Be present with your body and thank it for whatever mobility it shares with you.   Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?   https://subscribepage.com/refuge Sign up and look for information on January 4, 2021.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave...

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Today give yourself permission to take tiny breaks to breathe. Reset and refocus to take life less seriously and enjoy the holiday magic.    Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?   https://subscribepage.com/refuge Sign up and look for information on January 4, 2021.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www...

Let's preplan tiny joy every day and call it our Grinch Mitigation System.     If you want to hide a Grinch around your house, this one looks like a great size.  https://amzn.to/33J0rqc   (Affiliate Link)   Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?   https://subscribepage.com/refuge Sign up and look for information on January 4, 2021.   Self-Care...

Cozy up near your Christmas Tree, take a big deep breath, and look for 5 red objects, 4 yellow objects, 3 green objects, 2 blue objects, and 1 purple/wildcard.       Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com     https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/

  A Three-Step Reset Plan 1) Hydrate with real water and not caffeine or wine. 2) Connection with yourself, go look in the bathroom mirror and give yourself a compliment 3) Simplify. Pick an easy spot and reduce clutter.  The spot can be physical or digital clutter. Do you need to build a refuge for yourself? Need to sure up the self-care practices for 2021?  https://subscribepage.com/refuge Sign...

Breathe and Practice saying Thank You with Me.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com     https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/  

Not sure what to do about Thanksgiving this year?  Here are my best tips for when Thanksgiving isn't with all the ones you love.  During the show I suggested some previous episodes: #3-- Holiday Planning #55-- Tantrums and the Holidays #49-- Giving as a Family #52-- Be the Light (Suicide Awareness)  Self-Care:  Do something every day this week that helps you relax.  If you can't do something every...

Take a moment and notice your body and your thoughts-- meet them with love and kindness.  Expand your capacity to hold love and kindness, are you starting with a small paper cup or an ocean?   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com     https://www.instagram.co...

There are 4 Stages of Communication A Speaker has 2 Stages-- 1) What do I mean to say? 2) What I actually say.   A Listener has 2 Stages-- 3) What did I hear the Speaker say? 4) What did the Speaker mean?   Quotes:  "Showing your kids you love them is 2% effort and 98% putting your phone down. Put your phones down and hug your kids." Collin Kartchner   "The art of listening is not to hear what som...

  You are amazing! I hope you have a wonderful day. You are loved and loveable. I am so thankful to be on Earth with you at this moment! I hope you have a day for ridiculously awesome moments, beauty, and laughter. Take a deep breath and know you aren't alone. There is peace within you.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget...

Let me share the best things in November. Reach out to me on Instagram and tell me your favorite things about November! https://www.instagram.com/everyday_runner_christy/   Self-Care:  Start a cozy craft.  Knit. Crochet. Perler Bead. Hook Rug. Family Play Idea:  Turkey Bomb!  Make handprint turkeys and sneak them over to friends and neighbors who may be lonely this time of year.       Don't forget...

Your kids are looking to you for guidance.  Hold hands and tie yourself to the kelp. https://www.instagram.com/p/CHG19sTJsV4     Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com      I am off of social media until November-- so send those emails. 

What is not wrong in your life today?   The wrong things are often shiny and loud and hard not to notice.  Take time and breath and notice the quiet good.   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com      I am off of social media until November-- so send those ema...

Birthday Special from 10/29/2020  to 11/6/2020 Use the code 39ROCKS to join the Everday Motherhood Texting Community.   https://app.moonclerk.com/pay/3qhu3fr0p4k     Self-Care: Write or think about What you Believe for 5 minutes.   Read the poem by Christina Rossetti: https://allpoetry.com/How-Many-Seconds-In-A-Minute-   Play Idea:  Savor the weekend and be kind with the extra sugar and time chang...

Big Idea:  You did the best you can, not let it go.  You're doing the best you can with what you know right now. Secret Lives of Trees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJdy4W4B1Io https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4m9SefyRjg https://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare   Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podca...

Today's guest has a story that captivated me.  I couldn't put down her book, I had to hide it to make dinner. Enjoy the delight of  Meg Apperson.  Meg is a wife and mom of four, home-educating, garden-growing, raising medically complex and delightfully ordinary children with purpose. Buy Meg's Book:  Sky Full of Stars on Amazon--  https://amzn.to/34jvt8P   (#ad) Meg's Blog:   http://www.fourfineli...

Big Idea:  We are all imposters trying our best.  None of us feel like experts who know exactly the right thing to do, we are all just winging it.  I'm winging it and probably, you are too. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast & check out the new website-- www.keepcalmmotheron.com Don't forget to leave a rating or review.  Email me  Play4life. Christy@gmail.com      I am off of social media u...

Rest WIth Beauty.  "Hurry ruins saints as well as artists."  Thomas Merton   Take a breath and pause to savor the life you have. Books Mentioned:  The Highly Sensitive Child  https://amzn.to/2H4PNl8   #ad The Highly Sensitive Person https://amzn.to/3jYAyZw #ad The Highly Sensitive Parent https://amzn.to/34XFDuU #ad   How am I resting in beauty? 1.  Go on a regular nature walk weekly.  Follow the s...